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chockfullofjunk:

This is the band The Dove Society before Shafiq came with a last rehearsal.I’ll see if I can flip the video.

I DJ’d this event last night.


The Nail Artist’s that created these tiny paintings based on the art in the exhibit! This nail wheel was inspired by the art of Adele Supreme, Michelle Robinson, Adah Glenn, Kawai Matthews, Lana Futura and Kenturah Davis. Click the link to the art papillionart.org/be-beautiful-project/

misshandly:

Nail art wheel and photos of the art taht inspired me by the Be Beautiful Project for the gallery opening!


Photographer Taye Hansberry’s “Self Perception” series on view in the #BeBeautifulProject

Self Perception #32: nourish

Self Perception #23: mine

Self Perception #23: abused

Self Perception #24: prestige

Self Perception #36: beginning

11 x 17 1st edition original photographs, printed on supreme luster paper

2009, $450 each or $2150 for complete set

These works deal with the artist exploration with the modern woman’s self projection of her own body image.  The number represents the age of the woman photographed and the word represents how she feels about her breast at that moment.

Contact gallery for purchasing art@papillionart.org +1.323.300.4013


Jon Genius defines James Baldwin’s NIGGEROn a recent trip to Europe photographer and director Jon Genius takes a look back at James Baldwin defining what being a Black person in America means and what a NIGGER is.  James Baldwin a prominent American writer, poet and playwright created works that dealt with social issues on race and identity.  He lived most of his later life in France where he died in 1987.


Kenturah Davis stamped drawings, on top “mother mother” 2008, below is “Self Portrait” 2010.  If your in the LA area and you have never seen Kenturah’s well crafted flawlessly executed drawings do yourself a favor and visit the gallery while both of these are on view now! Bonus prize for all the art lovers is that you can see her work in 2 places this month, visit us than visit Occidental College where she is in there alumni exhibition and she has a spectacular wall drawing up commissioned by the college.

papillionart.org/current-exhibitions